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Question 1

Parts of a Curved Mirror

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principal axis
vertex
center of curvature

Question 2

imaginary line passing through the center of the sphere at the exact center of the mirror.

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principal axis

Question 3

point on the mirror’s surface where the principal axis meets the mirror is known as the

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vertex

Question 4

point in the center of the sphere from which the mirror was sliced is known as the

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center of curvature, C

Question 5

Halfway between the center of curvature and vertex is the

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focal point, F

Question 6

The distance between the vertex and the focal point is the

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focal length, f.

Question 7

There are two types of curved mirrors

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convex and concave mirrors.

Question 8

curved mirror wherein the reflecting surface is on the outer surface of the sphere so that the center of the mirror bulges towards the viewer

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convex mirror

Question 9

This type of mirror (convex) focuses light away from the focal point, which is why it is called a

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diverging mirror.

Question 10

In order to find where an image will be located if an object is placed in front of a mirror, a technique called

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ray diagramming

Question 11

——- in ray diagrams are usually represented by bold and thick arrows.

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Objects

Question 12

First, a reference ray starting from the object going parallel to the principal axis is drawn. It reflects through the focal point, F after it hits the mirror.

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This is called the principal ray

Question 13

The second reference ray goes through F and then goes parallel to the principal axis after hitting the mirror. This is called the

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focal ray

Question 14

The third reference ray goes through C then goes back along with itself through C. This is called the

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This is called the central ray.

Question 15

The intersection of two or more rays locates the

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image

Question 16

The created images in convex mirrors are always located behind the mirror – ———– - Because of these characteristics, the images formed by convex mirrors are easily predictable.

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virtual, upright, and diminished (smaller than the object).